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Millennials and the Social Sector: What’s Next?
By Derrick Feldmann & Emily Yu Achieve and the Case Foundation started five years ago with a simple supposition: Millennials are poised to become the Next Greatest Generation.…
Learning from Millennials: #MCON14
By Jen Bokoff If you’ve been following @grantcraft or #MCON14 on Twitter, you’ll have some idea of how driven, intelligent, and selfless the millennial speakers have been. They come…
Impacting Youth Through STEM Initiatives, Ethics and Leadership, Character Building, and Strong Outdoor Education
National Capital Area Council (NCAC), Boy Scouts of America is the largest youth-serving organization in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area which includes Virginia, DC and…
Volunteer Opportunities Help Employers Attract Talent, Report Says
By Megan O’Neil Well-articulated company policies on giving and volunteerism help employers attract and retain young talent, according to a new survey. The 2014 Millennial Impact…
4 Tips for Measuring Outcomes Instead of Activities
By Jason Saul In my last post, I wrote about why it’s important for nonprofits to measure outcomes rather than activities. I was excited to see…
Charities Try New Strategies as Fundraising Rebounds
By Alex Daniels Charitable giving may not be mired in a “lost decade” after all. Donations will climb back to their 2007 pre-recession peak sooner…
Lifestyles, Attitudes, and Technology Are Shaping Millennials’ Giving
By Megan O’Neil Instant access to information and a migration away from institutional affiliations are shaping how members of the millennial generation engage with philanthropic…
Annual Philanthropy Numbers On The Rise: U.S. Giving Nears Pre-Recession Levels
By Tom Watson Those who don’t seek charitable donations for a living can usually be forgiven for one of the most common misperceptions in American philanthropy:…
Increased social network can have big payoff for nonprofits, study shows
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Charitable fundraising once depended primarily upon a charity’s size, efficiency and longstanding reputation. That was before Razoo, Kickstarter, Facebook and Twitter came…
GrantStations’ State of Grantseeking
GrantStation’s “The State of Grantseeking Survey and Report“offers insights into help nonprofits in their grantseeking. This report provides data on private foundations, corporate giving and…
Wonder What the Value of Volunteer Time Is?
Volunteers are an important part of the nonprofit social compact. Giving one’s time or talent to support the vital work of charities delivers tremendous value.…
Why You Should Recruit Millennials to Boost Your NPO
By Lincoln Arneal Last week, we wrote about how to recruit life-time volunteers for your nonprofit instead of relying on one-time helpers. Today, we are going…